Wednesday 19 December 2012

Nerd/Geek Research - Media Magazine (Sept 2011)

'In Defence of Media 2.0 or How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Being a Geek.'
Nick Potamitis reflects on his own experiences as a producer, and calls upon Media students everywhere to embrace their inner geek. He mentions some of the activities he enjoys which can be classed a nerdy, and these include comic designing and Warhammer. 

  • Being a geek is about 'Being able to be serially obsessed with things.' - Professor Brian Cox
  • 'Being a geek is a creative act. It's not just about collecting things and facts, although that is a lot of what it's about.' , 'Geek can be used as an insult now'. - Nick Potamitis
  • 'It just means you're into your stuff. That you're proud of what you love, and you're happy to know a lot about it... it's about being enthusiastic. It's a liberation' - Simon Pegg


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